The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-16
FORTY-NlNTH CONGRESS-.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, January 15-Crisp
Georgia. presented the conference
report on the interstate commerce bill
stating that he did not do so for the
purpose of asking action upon it at this
time, but in order that it might be
printed in the Record and in bill form.
This was ordered and Crisp gave notice
that he would call up the report at an
early day.
Morrow California; from the same
committee, reported the bill to extend
the jurisdiction of the lighthouse board
to Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers.
House calendar.
Scott (Pennsylvania) from the com.
mlttee on coinage, weights and meas
ures, reported back the Senate bill for
the re t1rement and recoinage of trade
dollars. Committee OF the whole.
The House then, in the morning hour,
resumed consideration of the resolution
reported by the committee on mines
and mining, setting aside January 10Th
for the consideration of business re-
ported from the com mittee. After a
short discussion upon the merits of the
McGarrahan relief bill, the resolution
was laid on the table.
OIl D0udlI OI
| the committee on Pacific railroads;
called up the joint resolution authorizing
an investigation of the books accounts
and methods of the Pacific railways
which have received aid from the United
! States, and the House proceeded, in
committee of the whole, to consider the
| same.
+, 0uthwaite (Obio) hardly thought it
necessary to say anything in favor of
the resolution. No information had
ever been rendered to Congress in an
official form, by which it could ascer-
tain the Valnes of the security which
government had for the payment of it's
loan to Pacific railroads.
In opposing the funding bill the gen.
tleman from Indiana (Holman) had
stated that at the end OF ten years there
would be surplus OF $144 900, 900 of as
sets of the companies over their ~
debtedness to government, but he
serted that an examination of the
sets would show not dollar OF surplus. +,
Crisp (Georgia) gave notice of an
amendment directing an inquiry as to |
the character and amount of assets of |
such Pacific railroad companies as have |
received aid from government in bonds,
and what assets of each company |
are now subject to the lien of govern
ment.
Anderson (Kansas) gave notice of an
amendment directing an inquiry as to
any dividends had been unlaw-
fully paid on the capital stock of the
Pacific companies, and whether any
new stock had been issued, or
any guarantees of a pledge made with
out any authority of law also to INQUIRE
into the facts relating to the pretended
consolidation of the Union Pacific rail-
way company and the Denver Pacific
railway company into an alleged cor
porstion known as the Union Pacific
Railway Company.
The morning hour having expired,
the committee rose without action.
Hatch (Mis5ouri) moved that the
House go into committee of the whole
On the pneumonia bill. Lost-Yeas 10,
nays Is.
Norwood, Georgia. rose to a ques-
ton of privilege in regard to the puoli-
cation in to-days New York World, in
which the name of 7. NJ. Norwood ap-
pears in connection with the accounts
Of the Central Pacific Railroad. Last
night he had been waited upon by
of that paper, who asked
him whether he had ever represented
JidlLl against Tic NtnlEdl UT
U Mon Pacific, he had forgotten which.
He had replied in the negative and his
statement had been publish, d. Moth
ng had been SAID in regard to the
southern Pacific. He presumed he was
he Norwood mentioned in the account
n 1878, a year after his senatorial
erm had expired, he had been
by the Southern Pacific
IS counsel in a contest between that
company and the Texas Pacific, which
.nded two years subsequently,. His
services had been rendered publicly and
he items mentioned in the World, he
presumed to be the fees paid from tine
% time upon his regular salary. This
vas his connection with the case. How
hese items appeared in the account of
he Central Pacific Company with the
United States. he cid not know. He
never in any shape had any connection
With the Central Pacific or Union
Pacific Company.
The Speaker announced the appoint
nent of Tucker, Collins and e. B.
Taylor tOhio) as conferees on the anti
,olygamy bill.
The House then went into committee
If the whole on the river and harbor az
bill.
The House in committee of the whole
the river and harbor bill but
bending further deoate, the committee
ose and the House adjourned.